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amber

adjective as in gold-colored

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noun as in goldish color

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In echoes of the Cold War, passengers on the "Yantar", the Russian word for amber, are locked inside for the three hours it spends traversing Lithuania.

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The point is that a government office—and that’s what the White House is, aside from an official residence—can’t be set in amber, unchanging for all time.

In the clip, Warburton, as the fan favorite character of Patrick, promises “amber waves of grain” and “purple mountain majesties” while showcasing red, white and blue mouse ears fit for the Fourth of July.

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She said this was a yellow weather warning not an amber one, "a short time of heavy rainfall, so this is concerning".

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And while the film’s hyper-personal nature ultimately dulls some of its thrust, “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost” functions beautifully as a charming tale of true love, cast in amber.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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